Middle Man

The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore

The execution is weak, and Crowley does himself no favors by repeatedly invoking the memory of more psychologically persuasive films like Five Easy Pieces and Deliverance.

Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

It commits the worst comedy crime of all — there’s no punchline.

Variety by Scott Tobias

Crowley’s thinly conceived debut feature only has one big joke, and everything around it is either long-winded setup or deflating letdown.

The Seattle Times by Tom Keogh

In more careless hands, Middle Man’s deranged farce could have resulted in an unchecked, undisciplined movie with nothing to say. But beneath the roller-coaster madness here is an earthbound terror that art is meant to reveal.